document.write( "Question 704188: A coffee merchant combines coffee costing $4.00 per pound with coffee costing $3.50 per pound. How many pounds of each should be used to make 30 lb of a blend costing $3.70 per pound? \n" ); document.write( "
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x amount of lower priced coffee = unknown
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\n" ); document.write( "L price of lower priced coffee = $3.50 per pound
\n" ); document.write( "H price of higher price coffee = $4.00 per pound
\n" ); document.write( "T Target price of the mixture of coffees = $3.70 per pound\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for x and y.
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